Secretary of Domestic Affairs squirming after Van Gogh murder

This must be the last hoorah of secretary Johan Remkes of Domestic Affairs, who is not known for his lack of opportunism. Mr. Remkes has been under a lot of criticism lately, mainly because the Dutch intelligence service AIVD, who failed to keep a closer eye on Van Gogh murderer Mohamed B., is his responsibility. Today, he tried to deflect blame from himself by launching an all-out assault on secretary Piet-Hein Donner of Justice. Donner has recently been put in charge of all counter-terrorism efforts, however, so recently that it is absolutely ludicrous for Remkes to even try to shift blame on his colleague. In broadsheet NRC Handelsblad, Remkes blasts Donner for 'being too restrained' in combatting terrorism. One immediate sign that Remkes has overplayed his hand can be found in the same NRC article. Jozias van Aartsen, chief whip of the Liberal Party, to which Remkes belongs as well, is quoted as saying that 'it remains to be seen if Remkes has an adequate sence of urgency himself'. Ouch.

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